The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-29
Society and Personal.

Hon. NJ. J. Elstner, of Shreveport, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. w. Simms Of Rayville was visi-
ting friends in this city Thursday.
Mr.. Will Muller left Thursday for Green-
Vile, Miss, where he will reside in future.
Capt. H. w. Mcleod has been in town
for tho past several days on legal bust
ness.
Hon. o. B. Steele is in the city to-day on
his return from Ouachita City to the State
capital.
Col. Wade r. Young, of Vicksburg, is In
attendance upon the United States Court
now in session.
Mr.. D. w. Faulk, of the Fourth ward,
lett this morning on short visit to friends
at Jackson, La,
ingham, Ala, on a visit to relatives and
friends i'll that city.
Mr.. Jasper Mcmillan, of Morehouse, is in
the city. He says that lie buys meat in
Monroe u cent cheaper than his neighbors
get it from New Orleans.
Mrs. Acid Landrey, Miss Jane Rills and
Miss Ellie Landrey, of Plaquemine, sisters
and niece of Mr.. E. III. Rills. are visiting
their relatives and friends in this city.
Capt. Dudley selph of the Picayune staff
and also representing Bernard Klotz &
Co., of New Orleans, was in tho City Thurs
day and honored the Telegraph with a
call.
Mr.. II. Fl. Russell has moved into the
cottage next door to Sheriff J. L. McGuire's
and is being initiated into the mysteries of
housekeeping and shopping by his excel
lent better-half
Mr.. Edmond Do Cello, representing the
Alpine Choir and Tyrolese Company, was
III the city Wednesday and Thursday. He
succeeded in securing date for his cont
pany, which fact we note with pleasure,
for q rare musical treat is in store for our
chreatro going people.
Col. I. G. Terry of st. Louis is in the city
looking after his interest in this section.
He speaks encouragingly of the prospects
of this section and is enthusiastic on the
subject of a sorghum sugar factory for
Monroe. We sincerity trust he may succeed
in enlisting local capitalists in the enter
prise and that we may get the factory.
Mr.. Will Ethridge of West Monroe has
been filling Mr.. b. X. Fluker's place at
Mitchell & McCormick's for the past week.
Mr.. Fluker has been confined to his bed
with fever for over two weeks. The attack
is not of a serious nature but is very an
noying to an active man like Fluker. He
will be out and at his post again in few
days.
Capt. T.. D. McLain was in Vicksburg
Wednesday and tho Democrat paid him
the following deservedly handsome COM
pliment
Capt. L. D. McLain, the Oil king of north
Louisiana, owner of one of the most COM
p1ete oil mills in the south, which is loca-
ted in West Monroe, La, came over from
Monroe last evening, and returned this
morning. Capt. McLain is one of the
most courtly entertainers in the south, as
was evidenced during the recent visit Of
Gov. S. d. McEnery and friends to that
city, when his house was open and all
were invited to accept Of his generous hos
pitality. And, by tue way, his residence
and surroundings are a gem of magnif-
cence throughout, Within was found all
that wealth and cultivated taste could
wish and lavishly bestow, while without,
Flora's queen had exhausted her catalo-
que in identifying the neatly Kept grounds
with the rarest plants and flowers, which
associated with the genial demeanor OF
"mine host" caused all who entered the
portals there to congratulate themselve up
on having mot this princely southern gen-
tleman and his accomplished lady.
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